Wow is it February already!? OMG what happened to January? I just looked and it has been since Dec 9th since I updated my Blog, but mostly that is because gaming has been sort of sparse due to a number of factors. First of all the holidays get in the way of everything and only those lucky few who have gamers in their family were able to get their game on!
Second I went to CES, wow what an experience. For those that don't know CES is the Consumer Electronics Show that each year showcases all upcoming and most advanced electronics out there. Oh Boy Nerd heaven lol. I really enjoyed going by the Sony area and Microsoft Areas as well as the ESPN and watched some basketball in 3d.
Also due to a tragic double booking I had to miss January's Las Vegas Game Day (Boo) and go a bar and forced to watch the Patriots win another playoff game with the Wife and several friends (non gaming). This was the first I missed since I started running Shadowrun Missions at Game Day. Needless to say I was disappointed and I am sure my players were as well.
Ahh almost forgot about Carrion Crown news, started Module 3 Broken Moon. I tend to start of modules with a few random encounters to give a bit of treasure especially if I think the module will be lacking in said treasue. Sad to say that this was met with several unhappy comments about preparedness when I was fully prepared and had even ran them thru the first encounter. Oh well, I will stick closer to the module then and avoid needless complaints. The AP is going smoothly and there have been a few hick ups, but all in all going well. We are even adding a female to party!
Congrats to Jack on new bride and partner in Gaming.
A few other notes, I had to miss last game session due to a case of plague which wife caught and force me to miss a Super Bowl party/chili cook-off as well. I was also force to cancel my Gencon plans this year, personal reasons.
Managed to get in a few fun boardgames as well Blood Bowl is always a favorite and tried Dominion for the first time. Dominion is simple, elegant and awesome; simple enough for beginning gamers and strategy enough for the most experienced player. Its a deck building game that is fast paced and quick. I would also consider it a gateway game that could be used for non gamers to be introduced into the more advanced gaming, even my wife said she will be willing to try it!
